Saturday, 21 March 2009

Whirlpool Baths The Way To Good Health

by: Mark Cooper

For hundreds of years, mankind has recognised the soothing, remedial effects of bathing. Several decades ago the medical profession acknowledged the benefits of hydrotherapy and began to prescribe the use of whirlpool baths as an effective treatment of many common physical ailments, a course of action that is now often used in clinics and hospitals around the world.

Like a tightly compressed sponge, a tense muscle retains less fluid than one that is relaxed. This lessens the circulation of blood and increases the pressure placed on your heart. It can leave you feeling tired and aching, reducing your precious energy levels and making you feel irritable and lethargic.

Relaxing in a whirlpool bath will help dissolve the tensions that build up in every day life, your heart rate will settle, warm circulating water will help ease the nervous system and slow the natural rhythm of your body resulting in deeper breathing and a peaceful revitalising nights sleep.

Remember that your body has to last the whole of your life, so relax, lie back and let the soothing sensation of whirlpool hydrotherapy help you to look after your most precious possession.